Biography

FINS FACT Growing up, Charles had one goal in life - to be a professional football player and was elated when he got the call to tell him he had been drafted by the Dolphins. “It meant the world,” Charles said. “Since I was six years old I was always telling my mom that I wanted to be a professional football player. Leading up to the point of the call you realize that it could happen but once you get that phone call, you get a whole different feeling. I was just like kind of speechless when they called.”

FINS FACTGrowing up, Charles had one goal in life - to be a professional football player and was elated when he got the call to tell him he had been drafted by the Dolphins. “It meant the world,” Charles said. “Since I was six years old I was always telling my mom that I wanted to be a professional football player. Leading up to the point of the call you realize that it could happen but once you get that phone call, you get a whole different feeling. I was just like kind of speechless when they called.”

COLLEGEPlayed in 53 games with 43 starts at Tulsa . . . Saw action at tailback, fullback, tight end, split receiver, “Wildcat” quarterback, linebacker and defensive end . . . Finished collegiate career with 179 carries for 911 yards (5.1 avg.) and ten touchdowns . . . Also caught 189 passes for 2,544 yards (13.5 avg.) and 28 scores . . . Recorded 11 tackles (nine solo) with one sack for a two-yard loss on defense . . . Left school ranked fifth in career receptions, sixth in career receiving yards and fourth in career touchdown catches . . . His 38 total touchdowns ranked second in Tulsa history . . . Started all 13 games as a senior in 2010 . . . Earned All-Conference USA accolades . . . Finished with 34 carries for 226 yards (6.7 avg.) . . . Ranked second on team with 43 receptions for 526 yards (12.2 avg.) and seven touchdowns . . . Finished second on the squad with 752 all-purpose yards . . . Added a two-point conversion and two tackles . . . Played in 12 games with 11 starts at H-Back as a junior in 2009 . . . Finished with 63 carries for 236 yards (3.8 avg.) and seven touchdowns . . . Ranked second on team with 39 receptions for 530 yards (13.6 avg.) and five touchdowns . . . Finished third on the squad with 752 all-purpose yards . . . Also posted three tackles on defense . . . Scored in six different contests, posting four-touchdown performances in each of the Southern Mississippi and Houston contests . . . Gained 84 rushing yards and a touchdown on 16 carries at Texas-El Paso . . . Caught two passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 27 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries vs. Houston . . . Had a career-best 142 receiving yards and two scores on eight receptions and added 20 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground vs. Southern Miss . . . Played in 14 games with nine starts as a sophomore in 2008 . . . Finished with 25 carries for 145 yards (5.8 avg.) and two touchdowns . . . Added 38 receptions for 464 yards (12.2 avg.) and nine touchdowns . . . Rushed for 45 yards and added 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns vs. Alabama-Birmingham in the season opener . . . Also lined up at defensive end vs. UAB and recorded a sack . . . Caught six passes for 98 yards and one score vs. New Mexico . . . Had seven receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown receiving and ran twice for 31 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown run, vs. Arkansas . . . Posted six catches for 82 yards and a score vs. Houston . . . Played in all 14 games with ten starts as a true freshman in 2007 . . . Named to the Conference USA all-Freshman Team and earned honorable mention all-C-USA accolades . . . Also named to Rivals.com second-team Freshman All-America as an all-purpose player . . . Finished with 57 carries for 304 yards (5.3 avg.) and one touchdown . . . Added 69 catches for 1,024 yards (14.8 avg.) and seven scores . . . Ranked eighth in Conference USA for both receptions per game (4.93) and receiving yards per game (73.1) . . . Also finished second on the school’s all-time freshman receiving list . . . Had three 100-plus yard receiving games . . . Scored three touchdowns on three catches for 98 yards vs. Brigham Young . . . Recorded season-best 112 yards rushing and one score vs. UTEP . . . Caught 51-yard game-winning touchdown with 0:43 left in the game among his five receptions for 106 yards vs. SMU . . . Had six receptions for 112 yards and one TD in the C-USA Championship Game vs. Central Florida . . . Caught 11 passes for 69 yards and one touchdown and rushed eight times for 49 yards in the GMAC Bowl vs. Bowling Green . . . Majored in business.

PERSONALAttended Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., where he lettered as a tailback and safety . . . Gained 891 rushing yards with 11 touchdowns and added four more scores receiving as a senior . . . Led school to a 10-1 record and a fourth-place ranking in the state of Arkansas . . . Growing up, his favorite NFL team was the Jacksonville Jaguars and his favorite athlete was David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox . . . Enjoys playing basketball . . . Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . Father, Charles, played football at Arkansas (1975-78) . . . Born February 13, 1989 in Little Rock, Ark.

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